Got the skirt from a charity shop
Went in, asked the little old lady at the counter if they had any plain leather jackets I could do a seat cover with. She disappeared into the stockroom, and came back brandishing this S&M fetishists dream. But it were bloody perfect, nice plain bits of leather and stitched so my seat has a nice seam down the middle.
( Greenbat, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 13:22, 1 reply)

Good on you.
I lined a recumbent push bike seat with silver leather given to me by a couple of LARPers. They used it to make space age furry suits! I made sure that I did not use any bits with suspicious stains on it!

Seriously though, your Bantam is gorgeous. We are starting on the other halfs GTR1000 which we want to turn into a Streetfighter, hope we can make that even half as nice as your bike. You entered any shows with it yet?

By the way, your links are not working. Bugger.
( Rev. Jayneflakes Buy my book, I need the cash for drugs and hookers, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 15:41, closed)

These any good?
www.flickr.com/photos/35741071@N03/sets/72157614315853615/

www.flickr.com/photos/35741071@N03/4281076209/

Streetfighters can be great. Bikes and women are best naked, loud and a bit mental :D
When are you coming to Matlock Bath?
( Greenbat, Fri 6 Aug 2010, 22:33, closed)

Yeah, they worked.
Wonderful stuff. Very impressed. My meager efforts at a bar conversion on the sports bike suddenly feel quite lame!
Loved the seat hump construction too and the paint looks great, matches the tank nicely. Must be tax exempt by now surely as a classic vehicle?
How long have you been doing this for?
( Rev. Jayneflakes Buy my book, I need the cash for drugs and hookers, Sat 7 Aug 2010, 2:24, closed)

Yep, pre 72 is tax exempt
Used to be a rolling 25 years, first thing to go after 97 election...cunts.
Paint looks dreadful close up though, that and carpentry are my two weakest points. I've been buggering round with old machinery since I was 6. Started with small engines, old lawnmowers, then volunteer at Crich tramway and a narrow gauge line, now I'm a machinist apprentice and have lots of bikes to play with.
( Greenbat, Sat 7 Aug 2010, 10:54, closed)